Islam and Prison: Why Do Some Inmates Radicalize?

06/05/2019

Some
researchers note that Islam, which is perceived to be the "religion of the
oppressed," is fast becoming prisoners' preferred ideology of resistance,
playing the role that Marxism once did. Along with
protection from victimization and the search for meaning and identity, this
ideology of resistance is a primary catalyst for inmate conversions to a range
of Islamic traditions, including Islamist orientations that may espouse
ideologies of intolerance and violence.